Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-01-19
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
OsUantsatlsn q BSth Tie Branches :
Ger. Elect Church Addresses
TIE Assembly.
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ORGANIZATION oS fHn uUuNcrtA
The Council orysaiBed On she il,h inst
By the slscsioa q the following o6scAss, homi-
mesa Of , caucus previously held composed Of
MOS North DakusA members and Mathews. Of
Brcokinss, Campbell, Of Brown; SHELDON, Of
Day. md IAwler, Of Dawson:
President Mathews, Of Brookings.
Chief Clerk, Kingsburg, Of Watertown
Assistant Clerk, Wallace, Of jamestown.
Enrolling Clerk, Startling, II Aberdeen.
EnErosstns Clerk, South Mayo. u Bis
Sergeant Troy, Of wahpeton.
Assistant Sergeant. nittsman, OF Valley City,
Onaplsar, Nov. Caleb Denham, Episcopal
lssscngcr, Chas Cummings, Of brookinga
Doorkeeperi A. W. Spalding, Of Larimore.
The rules Of the last session were adopted
and tho Council adjourned till neon Of tho Eth
THE ncusk
The House was called TO order 1t 10 O'Clock
~ Major Hamilton, Assistant Clerk OF the last
An informal ballot for Speaker resulted:
Crose. 81 Hyde, q; Williams, Of Burlsigh, IL,
Ely. q Rolette, Z; Hobart, Of Moody, &
At this juncture = North Dakota member
moved to adjourn, but the motion WA lost and
= formal ballot taken for Speaker, resulting:
Cr0ac, "a; Williams Is; Hobsrt B; Ely, l.
Crosse was declared elected, and delivered y
warmly appianded He disowned any seo-
tional feeling and Expressed determination
to labor solely for the good of tho people
The House adjourned till noon Of the 18TH
No special business was done by tho Council
on the l2th. The House completed iz organ
ixation by tho election Of the following sub.
ordinate officers:
Hamilton, Of Grand Forks, for First Assist
ant
Coma. Of Brulc, for Second Assistant
Rofapaugh, Of Deadwood, for Sergeant
ltussell, Of Canton, for Assistant Sergeant.
= buliArd, Of Bridgewater, for Enrolling and
Miss Kelly, Of sanborn County, for Assist
Rev. Lr Cook, Methodist Pastor 1t Bis
marck, Chaplain.
Shields, Of Moody, fer Messenger
Flick, OF Bismarck, for WatchmNn.
WNd, OF Jamestown, for Postmaster
Tho joint session for hearing Gov. Perce's
biennial message WAS held IT 8 clock. After
the reading 0f the message Governor elect
Church was introduced He paid high CON-
pliment to the retiring Governor and for him
sef declared that, 40 help him God, he had no
Material Office in tho interest Of the whole peo-
PIE without reference to section, party, or any
thinF which could not be commended by every
good citizen.
The message Of Gov Pierce and the re-
marks Of Judge Church have universal COM
tnendati0n and congratulations, for both of
thom are offered from representatives Of all
sections and partieA
On The 18th the Council consumed consider
able time On rules Bills were introduced -
follows: By. Hughes for . public examiner;
Tor regulating grain warehouses and inspect
Ing. weighing and handling grain. and defin-
Ing the duties Of the railroad aud warehouse
commission In relation thereto; for taxing
car-ioaning companies, sleeping car compa-
nles and fast freight lines running cars other
IMAM mo property Of the companies paying
enqs law, BY Collins, Tor board Of railroad
and warehouse commissioners and regulating
common carriers; for public examiner and
dividing the Territory into two examiner DIS
tricta; empowering counties 70 issue
s~ relating o GrsnS Forks Tnyssrsa ne
kapealing the law Of 1885 relating to the salary
Of the register Of deeds In Grand Forks Coun-
~ Regulating the fees Of register Of deeds;
BY 0riggs, TO legalize the election in Sioux
Falls on Issuing bonds for aid to railroads. BY
$780, JUN. av n, IN, "e'1 nn You.
ssrs,ssrJ "a. ~, W ~ una ns auiss were
.S0.,Sa1S r ~. o eulo i unanimously
s,mars rs.s Sn uosa Sop,sT u me 10Y
Ho~ss nan. $500. p''I n AK TX 'no
for public examiner. BY Wiltimore, extend
EIlio.t smsn ~ 70. the la~ r rs;irnsd @
r,.Ssa .'1' az Ws;s .a0 -" ; ~, losa CONT
ths Tarr,toy , ~. ,us.rne p.oRs.W =.
s.so,,ta1 ~. na,,,.s .'s,r,;..s ", .y
snce Ad;nnrrsI e''0 VA ''n'P0'-
In tho Council, on the 18th, Galloway pre-
sented pet;tiop for : .tr;ncaut ,nsrr;.os n
-, nm =
cense aaw. b'iis were introduced: ny hughes
establishing an experimental farm and fores-
try institution: for the support Of INDECENT
.old;ar. ana s,,,or. .nd .hai. ,.,n;,;as. a..